Illinois soccer hosts Northwestern Thursday; volleyball plays at Maryland and Rutgers
Week ahead for Illini teams, Oct. 19-25
CHAMPAIGN - Illinois soccer hosts Northwestern at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Demirjian Park in its Kick Cancer game, according to the Fighting Illini athletics calendar. The Illini, 4-4-7 overall and 1-4-4 in the Big Ten according to the team's latest recap, then play at Ohio State at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Both matches stream on B1G+.
Volleyball, 12-7 and 4-4 in the Big Ten, plays at Maryland at 6 p.m. Friday and at Rutgers at 6 p.m. Saturday, with both matches on B1G+, the calendar shows.
Men's basketball hosts Baylor in an exhibition at 7 p.m. Friday at State Farm Center, also on B1G+.
Football hosts Oregon at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium on Big Ten Network, the calendar lists, as part of Military Appreciation and Foundation Weekend.
All times are Central.
Source: Fighting Illini athletics calendar, https://fightingillini.com/calendar.ashx/calendar.ics; Illinois Athletics recaps, https://fightingillini.com/news/2026/10/18/volleyball-illinois-falls-in-five-sets-to-michigan and https://fightingillini.com/news/2026/10/18/soccer-lee-climbs-to-second-on-illinois-career-saves-list